Farabaugh Family History - Person Sheet
NameMatthew Lindsay McPhail 
BirthNov 19, 1895, Ill.
DeathMar 3, 1965, Tupper Lake, NY
BurialCedar River Cemetery, Indian Lake, NY
Spouses
MarriageJun 21, 1922, Ind.
ChildrenMarilynn Louise (1924-2000)
2Lenora Carpenter
MarriageNov 13, 1944, Dist. of Columbia
Notes for Matthew Lindsay McPhail
Lindsay was the son of Matthew Lindsay McPhail Sr. (1854-1931), who was choir director of the First Methodist Church in Canton, Ohio, where he became a personal friend of Pres. William McKinley. He also set music to many original hymns, which in 1908 he published in a hymnal entitled “Zion’s Glad Songs.”
Lindsay, his son, studied at the Columbia School of Music in New York and by 1916 was an instructor at the Harvard School of Music in Chicago. He served in WWI, in the first division of the American Expeditionary Force in France. He was awarded the Silver Star by Gen. Pershing and after the war toured the AEF hospitals in France with an orchestral production, “The Front Line Review.”
In 1921, Lindsay released his first jazz composition, “Zowie,” with Okeh records in New York. His compositions and collaborations were recorded by several established jazz orchestras, most notably the Paul Whiteman Orchestra, which recorded “San” (dubbed an “Oriental foxtrot”) and “Some Little Bird.”
Lindsay joined the musician’s union, ASCAP, in 1935. The 1940 Census listed Lindsay as a guest at a YMCA in New York City.
Lindsay last lived at Blue Mountain Lake, NY. He taught at the music school at Indian Lake, where he lived with his second wife Lenora.
Lindsay, his son, studied at the Columbia School of Music in New York and by 1916 was an instructor at the Harvard School of Music in Chicago. He served in WWI, in the first division of the American Expeditionary Force in France. He was awarded the Silver Star by Gen. Pershing and after the war toured the AEF hospitals in France with an orchestral production, “The Front Line Review.”
In 1921, Lindsay released his first jazz composition, “Zowie,” with Okeh records in New York. His compositions and collaborations were recorded by several established jazz orchestras, most notably the Paul Whiteman Orchestra, which recorded “San” (dubbed an “Oriental foxtrot”) and “Some Little Bird.”
Lindsay joined the musician’s union, ASCAP, in 1935. The 1940 Census listed Lindsay as a guest at a YMCA in New York City.
Lindsay last lived at Blue Mountain Lake, NY. He taught at the music school at Indian Lake, where he lived with his second wife Lenora.
Notes for Addie (Spouse 1)
Addie grew up in Chicago and the family moved to Hollywood with her parents in 1925. In 1930, Addie was living with her mother on Cherokee Avenue. She became an actress and signed with Stern Brothers, producers of short comedies distributed by Universal. She appeared in several low-budget films and comedy series, including “The Newlyweds” and “Keeping Up With the Joneses.” She met Fatty Arbuckle when he directed her in a short comedy called “Up a Tree,” in 1930. They became engaged in 1931 while working together on a vaudeville tour, and were married the following year. Arbuckle died on the night that they celebrated their first year wedding anniversary.